Player Topic: Kevin De Bruyne (2015/16)

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dickie davies said:
Being as Dinho is on 5 yellow cards already I think it would be prudent if it were him
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I thought he'd gotten his fifth yellow against united and served his ban against crystal palace in the league cup? Could be wrong though.

Either way, i've never really understood the logic of leaving a player out for a game through fear of him getting a yellow and missing a different game. Even if we did that it'd be highly unlikely he'd reach christmas without getting another yellow so the ban would still happen.
 
babyape said:
It's a tough one to be fair. Without someone like Aguero, Kelechi or Silva on the pitch i think De Bruyne finds it a lot harder. He has a unique talent of basically passing it in his mind before he's even received the ball. And no offence to Bony, his movement is nothing like the others mentioned, so it's much harder for him to pick his pass.... Still, he has the quality to cope with this. But, he is more effective with clever runners....
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I think there were probably a combination of reasons as to why he was on the bench yesterday. Fatigue perhaps, a tactical decision to go with pace out wide etc.

I also think it might have had something to do with our lack of attacking options from the bench. Bearing in mind that Barker was never realistically going to get on the pitch, we were down to one attacking/ creative spot on the bench. In those circumstances I think the manager wanted to make sure that he had a game changer available. Particularly one who offered many different positional options. I expect that MP went into the game believing it would be much more likely to be decided in the final 10 mins than the first 10 mins and he wanted someone fresh and threatening available.
 
It would be impossible for DeBruyne to keep playing. At some point, he would break down.

Now he has had a rest for a game, he will be sharper. Then hopefully he's not required to work too hard during the international break.

Once everyone in the midfield is fit, we should rotate them, & keep it that way. If we keep them fit, we will run away with the title.
 
A good decision to drop De Bruyne last night. Our whole system was based on pace and power and De Bruyne isn't as direct a threat as Navas and Sterling. Having him on the bench meant we could substitute anyone of about four players that started as well and change our style if needed. When he came on he was threatening and the rest will do him good to continue his rampant form in the league. The trickery and finesse De Bruyne and Silva have will be perfect for home CL games, the pace and power of Navas and Sterling and Yaya in that free midfield role will suit us away from home where teams try to break us down.
 
Nice to see everyone drawing conclusions out of the game yesterday. I know, that's a forum for. How different would it have been if we'd lost the game. Pertty sure Pellegrini would have had it coming not startng KDB. Hindsight is a beautiful thing.
 
eversince 76 said:
Nice to see everyone drawing conclusions out of the game yesterday. I know, that's a forum for. How different would it have been if we'd lost the game. Pertty sure Pellegrini would have had it coming not startng KDB. Hindsight is a beautiful thing.
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With the options available he needed a rest as he was very poor against Norwich by the standards he's already set
 
mrtwiceaseason said:
With the options available he needed a rest as he was very poor against Norwich by the standards he's already set
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We don't know if KDB needed or needs a rest. A mediocre performance (poor is harsh) does happen to every player. It doesn't mean they need a rest.
As for available options, we hadn't any with Silva and Nasri out. Yaya isn't the standout creative spark.

Like I said it worked out fine. So no complaints, but compliments and rightly so. Thoroughly enjoyed last nights' match and I for one don't care who is starting or subbed if we win our games. And win them "The Pellegrini Method".
 
eversince 76 said:
We don't know if KDB needed or needs a rest. A mediocre performance (poor is harsh) does happen to every player. It doesn't mean they need a rest.
As for available options, we hadn't any with Silva and Nasri out. Yaya isn't the standout creative spark.

Like I said it worked out fine. So no complaints, but compliments and rightly so. Thoroughly enjoyed last nights' match and I for one don't care who is starting or subbed if we win our games. And win them "The Pellegrini Method".
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We did have options kdb or sterling ,poor was about right for his display against Norwich but that's the trouble when he's set such exceptional standards since he came here
 
Pellegrini should rotate his players right? Afaik football squads rotate to a degree they choose for themselfs depending on the available players, their quality and need to have match rhytm. Pelegrini obviously has a lot of quality players to manage, espcecially if you consider such a good performance like that of last night withought the presence of certain key players, indicating that there is quality enough on the bench too at any time.

I think Pelligrini knows best, because whenever one of his stars is out of his rhytm either trough fatigue or a little dip he can take the opportunity to give some other players that are wanting for it game time knowing to have more than enouh quality on the bench that should play from time to time, such occasions he probably expects to happen often trough the year.

Another factor for Pelligrini to rest KDB against Seville might have been the tactical consideration that Seville would have expected KDB to be there and might have addapted their tactics for that consideration, which might have been reasonable given how they covered him last game and how he finished that game. I took note that the commentators were suprized that he was sitting on the bench too for somewhat understandable reasons so i guess it was a good suprise.
 
Interesting theories as to why he was on the bench last night.

I believe the reason he was on the bench was purely caution from Pellegrini. DeBruyne's a risk taker and as such loses possession more than most, I think he was left out of this one to reduce the risk of us getting caught on the break.
 
I believe he didn't start last night due to the fact he's played a massive amount of games since he's joined.

Sterling was fresh, he was given the start over him, now hopefully he'll be better physically for the weekend.
 
He was tired and knew he was going to be benched beforehand - and had no problem with it (in the past he's not been thrilled about being benched, but he's matured a lot and understands how things work here). He's very happy in Manchester and moving into a house next week (yes, still living in a hotel).
 
LoveCity said:
He was tired and knew he was going to be benched beforehand - and had no problem with it (in the past he's not been thrilled about being benched, but he's matured a lot and understands how things work here). He's very happy in Manchester and moving into a house next week (yes, still living in a hotel).
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No wonder he looked tired. Living for more than 2 months in a hotel sucks while you have to achieve at a top sport level regularly. And his girlfriend is pregnant. Once he will be fully installed in his own house it will be easier to get more rest.
 
How long does it take to find a house for a man without a budget?

Anyway he's played almost every minute since the week he got here. Badly needed a rest before this but didn't get it with so many injured.
 
Bumped for no reason other than because the De Bruyne thread had slipped below the Dzeko thread - come on! He'll surely be back for Villa? I fancy Yaya might be rested.
 
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